Sadly, my lack of a multi-touch Tablet PC has kept me from the 4.0 beta testing (will need to work on that), but for pen input, I cannot live without ritePen 3.5. If you think it’s just for text input (which it does very well), you are sorely mistaken. The ink command macros are absolute invaluable, allowing me to quickly launch an app or URL, insert boilerplate text, or perform any keyboard command with a scribble. The screen capture and markup tools have made it the only tool I need for screen grabs. It’s made my Tablet PC interface almost completely pen-centric.

More on my use of ritePen 3.5 here. And here’s a link to a round-up of stuff I wrote after I fell in love with the ground-breaking 3.0 version. Full notice from ritePen below.

Dear Tablet PC and Digital Pen User:

We are pleased to announce a time limited special offer of ritePen 3.5 for Windows for $29.95 (regular price $39.95). Your purchase also entitles you to receive free upgrade to ritePen 4.0 upon its public release.

– The Ritescript Team

New features in ritePen 3.5:

– Screen markup and drawing in multiple colors and pen widths with full ink editing.

– Snapshot tool will instantly send your annotated clips to Evernote notebooks or system clipboard to paste into any document.